BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – David Miller, the mayor of Leeds, has denounced a billboard on the shoulder of Interstate 20 that carries a racial message.

The billboard faces westbound I-20 drivers as they head into Birmingham, before I-20 intersects with I-459. It is located nearby the Shops of Grand River, which are in Leeds, but Miller noted that the sign is actually within Birmingham city limits.

"While this billboard is actually in Birmingham, the impression to passersby is that it is within our city limits," Miller said in a statement.

The billboard reads, "Anti-racist is a code word for anti-white." It is not clear at this time who owns the billboard or rented it. The billboard contains no information indicating who posted it or rented it.

"The City of Leeds is a community with a long history of racial harmony, and wants to make it clear to all that it has no connection with this sign and categorically and unequivocally denounces the racist message portrayed on this billboard," Miller said.

AL.com is seeking more information – if you know who posted the billboard, please e-mail munderwood@al.com.